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Gyms and studios in Hawkins County, TN
How Hawkins County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #320 of 2,088 scored counties
#12 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $782K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,559
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hawkins County comes to about $12.5M a year: $531 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $782K per location, 18% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Hawkins County has 16 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hawkins County in 2023. That is one for every 7,856 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hawkins County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hawkins County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #320 of 2,088 scored counties and #12 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hawkins County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Hawkins County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 12.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $782K | $572K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,856 | 2,108 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $531 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,936 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $103K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hawkins County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hawkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,559+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,567
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,936+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,222
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,518
- Daytime population
- 48,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 85 | 13 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #27 of 2,088 |
| 2Cheatham County, TN | 78 | 13 | 8.0 | $950K | +4.1% | #92 of 2,088 |
| 3Bedford County, TN | 76 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #123 of 2,088 |
| 4Roane County, TN | 76 | 19 | 8.3 | $817K | +7.0% | #131 of 2,088 |
| 5Robertson County, TN | 75 | 28 | 9.9 | $743K | +9.9% | #142 of 2,088 |
| 6Loudon County, TN | 75 | 27 | 11.2 | $710K | +15.6% | #143 of 2,088 |
| 7Tipton County, TN | 74 | 14 | 6.2 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #154 of 2,088 |
| 8Marshall County, TN | 72 | 11 | 8.1 | $841K | +10.5% | #206 of 2,088 |
| 9Hickman County, TN | 71 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #219 of 2,088 |
| 10Lincoln County, TN | 70 | 10 | 6.7 | $928K | +4.3% | #245 of 2,088 |
| 12Hawkins County, TN | 68 | 16 | 6.8 | $782K | +5.0% | #320 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hawkins County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes68
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Hawkins County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms and studios in Hawkins County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Hawkins County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.5M a year, or $531 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $782K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,567 households in Hawkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawkins County, TN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hawkins County has 6.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $782K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hawkins County would have about 19, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,856 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Hawkins County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hawkins County at 59,559 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,567 households. The median household income in Hawkins County is $56,936 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hawkins County scores 68 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #320 of 2,088 scored counties.
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